Update 5:02 PM per the radio: CKLW re-confirms: Probert has died after collapsing on boat in Lake St. Clair, no vital signs when Probert rushed to hospital by EMS.

Update 5:06 PM Per CKLW:

July 5, CKLW: AM800 news has learned that former NHL star Bob Probert has died
after efforts to revive him when he was rushed to a Windsor hospital
with no vital signs. Probert, a former Detroit Red Wing forward, was
on a boat in Lake St. Clair when an emergency call was made. EMS and
fire met the boat and started CPR, but sources say Probert was not
revived.

Update 6:03 PM: The statement, summarized: CKLW: Probert on boat with family, children,
father in law, mother in law, had severe chest pains at 2 PM, could not
be saved. No funeral arrangements yet, happened at 2 PM, no
questions asked, chief of police did mouth to mouth, did not work, sad
day...on behalf of family, 4 children, wife, please
respect wishes, they will notify media of funeral arrangements and
wishes. Agent asks family to be entitled to their police.
Rick Roggow and Dan Parkinson, good friends and father in law made statement. Brief statement, mostly asked for privacy, stated
funeral arrangements have not been made, would update w/in 48 hours.

CKLW did state previously that the OPP confirmed
an autopsy would be held. Again, incident happened at 2 PM, chest
pains, CPR unsuccessful.

Update 6:07 PM: Per the Windsor Star:

July 5, Windsor Star: Former NHL forward Bob Probert died Monday, after collapsing in a
boat on Lake St. Clair near Windsor. The death was
confirmed in Windsor late Monday afternoon by OPP spokeswoman Shawna
Coulter. Emergency crews performed CPR on the former
Detroit Red Wings player on shore and transported the 45-year-old to
Windsor Regional Hospital.

A witness on the scene, who
asked not to be identified, said there were children and a woman on the
boat with Probert.

"Something happened, a medical
emergency," the witness said. "He was fixing the trim or something,
stood up and then fell down."

Update 6:09 PM: The Toronto Sun's Lance Hornby adds this:

July 5, Toronto Sun: Bob Probert, the one-time scourge of the NHL, who battled so many
players on the ice and a host of drug and alcohol issues away from the
rink, was pronounced dead on Monday afternoon at a Windsor Hospital
after collapsing on a boat on Lake St. Clair.

AM 800 CKLW reported that emergency crews met the boat with other
passengers in Lakeshore, Ont., just east of Windsor, but the 45-year-old
Probert had no vital signs. They performed CPR on the former Red Wings
and Blackhawks’ forward and transported him to Windsor Regional
Hospital, but he could not be revived.

Probert, who was married with twin boys, still sits fifth in NHL
penalty minutes with 3,300. He retired in 2002 after 16 seasons, during
which he also had 384 points. He had cleaned up his life to a large
degree and had recently visisted Canadian troops in Afghanistan as part
of an NHL alumni tour.

He kept the puck from scoring the last goal at Maple Leaf Gardens on
Feb. 13, 1999 and had planned to give it to his kids.

A family spokesman
says the 45-year-old died after collapsing with severe chest pains while
on a boat on Lake St. Clair in the Windsor area.

He was rushed to
hospital around 2 p.m. ET, according to family friend Rick Rogow. Rogow
and Probert's father-in-law Dan Parkinson spoke to the media Monday
evening at Windsor Regional Hospital.

Probert played for the
Detroit Red Wings from 1985 to 1994, and for the Chicago Blackhawks from
1995 to 2002. No funeral arrangements have been made. Probert
is survived by his wife and four children.

Update 6:30 PM: The Windsor Star adds this:

July 5, Windsor Star: Former NHL fighter Bob Probert was boating with his children,
father-in-law and mother-in-law on Lake St. Clair when he developed
"severe chest pain" around 2 p.m. before collapsing to his death, his
father-in-law Dan Parkinson said in a news conference Monday night.

Parkinson
said he performed CPR on the 45-year-old Probert, but was unsuccessful. The death was confirmed in Windsor late Monday afternoon by OPP
spokeswoman Shawna Coulter.

"This is a tragedy for the family and
totally unexpected," Parkinson said.

...

The Probert family held a 6 p.m. news conference at Windsor Regional
Hospital to issue a statement. They did not take any questions from the
media.

Probert was one of the most colorful, troubled and certainly one of
the toughest Red Wings ever. He collapsed on a boat on Lake Saint Clair
Monday afternoon. An emergency call went out at approximately 2:55 p.m.
and EMS crews met the boat as it came to shore.

Probert was
transported to Windsor Regional Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Probert was the quintessential tough guy with a library of on-ice
fights, but off the ice problems that included issues with drugs and
alcohol were an equal part of his story. He played nine years with the
Detroit Red Wings and seven years with the Chicago Blackhawks. An
autopsy will be performed on Tuesday to determine the cause of death.

July 5, Toronto Star: “Probert was a guy respected throughout the league,” said former Leaf
captain Wendel Clark, who had his run-ins with Probert through parallel
careers. “It was how he played. The great thing about Bob is how he
played, he improved his game. He became more than just a fighter. He
scored. He played a regular shift. He did a lot of things. He was tough guy who played smart hockey.”..."In the old Chuck Norris days we had a lot of run-ins,” said Clark. “We
played a lot of games against each other, Friday-Saturday home and home.
It was very heated in the old days. There were a lot of good battles
and a great rivalry.”...

Probert got into trouble again in 1994 when he suffered minor
injuries when he crashed his motorcycle into a car in West Bloomfield
Township, Mich. Police determined that his blood alcohol level was
approximately triple the legal limit, and that there were also trace
amounts of cocaine in his system. Lawyer Patrick Ducharme represented him and would go on to be his
friend and advisor.

“For the most part the demons that plagued him for his NHL career,
he was able to deal with and put aside,” said Ducharme. “But the demons
were still there and every once in a while they would rear up and he'd
have trouble. But for the most part, things were good.”

Here's the family's statement to the CP:

July 5, Canadian Press: Probert's father in law, Dan Parkinson, said at a news conference
Monday that Probert had complained about "severe chest pain" around 2
p.m. before collapsing.

"This is a tragedy for the family," said Parkinson. "We ask that you
respect their privacy at this time. This was totally unexpected. Bob
lost the fight of his life this afternoon."

An autopsy will be performed on Tuesday to determine the official
cause of death.

July 5, Detroit News: "It's a tragic loss," Wings general manager Ken Holland said. "I don't
know any details yet so I don't want to say too much. But any time
someone passes at age 45, it's a tragic loss."

He collapsed on the boat and his father-in-law,
Dan Parkinson, administered CPR, Sullens said. Windsor EMS transported
him to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The AP posited a report:

July 5, Associated Press: Retired hockey enforcer Bob Probert, who played for the Detroit Red
Wings and Chicago Blackhawks and struggled to overcome drinking
problems, has died. He was 45. Family friend Rich Rogow says Probert was on a boat in Lake St. Clair
with his wife, children and in-laws when he "developed severe chest
pains" Monday.

Rogow says Probert's father-in-law gave him CPR. Probert later died at
Ontario's Windsor Regional Medical Center, where Rogow spoke at an
evening news conference.

Probert played for the Red Wings in 1985-1994 and for the Blackhawks in
1995-2002.

Blackhawks President John McDonough says in a statement that Probert
"will always be a member of the Blackhawks family." A message was left
for a Red Wings spokesman.

Update 7:05 PM: Amongst the interesting "Tweets":

July 5, The Hockey News:Claude Lemieux on Bob Probert's death: "It's very
shocking, very sad. He was the ultimate team guy."

...

Lemieux: "He really was a good player. More than a
tough guy. Fans really connected with him, related to him. He’s going
to be missed."

July 5, Toronto Sun/Steve Simmons:Doug Gilmour on Bob Probert: "I'm shocked. loved
the guy. He was a gentle giant. A sweetheart guy off the ice. A fierce
competitor on it."

...

More Gilmour: "We used to drive to the rink
together in Chicago. We lived just a few houses apart. Our kids are the
same age. This is so sad

...

MMcSorley on Probert:The guys around the game
always cheered for him and wanted well for him.We knew he had troubles
but we wanted best 4him

July 5, WXYZ: Mike and Marian Ilitch - “Bob was a part of our very first NHL Draft
class that also included Steve Yzemran, Joe Kocur, Petr Klima and Stu
Grimson. Bob was always there for his teammates and was one of the
toughest men to ever play in the NHL. He also was one of the kindest,
most colorful, and beloved players Detroit has ever known. We are very
saddened by his passing and our thoughts and prayers go out to Bob’s
family.”

Joey Kocur - “This is a very sad day for Red Wings fans
as we have lost one of the toughest players, best power forwards and
all-around great guys who ever wore the Winged Wheel. My favorite memory
of Bob would be sitting down before a game, going over the opposing
lineup and picking and choosing who would go first and if the goalie
would be safe or not. It was great to be able to go out on the ice
knowing that he had my back and I had his. He was like the brother I
never had. My prayers go out to his family.”

Here's the Red Wings' official statement about Probert's death, per Bill Roose:

July 5, DetroitRedWings.com: Bob Probert, the beloved enforcer for the Red Wings in the late 1980s
through the mid-90s, died Monday afternoon after collapsing on a boat in
Lake St. Clair. Essex County Media Relations Officer Shawna Coulter confirmed early
Monday evening that the Lakeshore office of the Ontario Provincial
Police received a distress call at 2:55 p.m. EDT of a person needing
medical transport. Probert, 45, was taken to shore near the Edgewater
Shoreline and wisked by ambulance to Windsor Regional Hospital, where he
was pronounced dead, Coulter said.

Remembered for his long-reach and ferocious attitude in the crease area,
Probert was one tough competitor, the likes not seen in the NHL since.
He played 16 NHL seasons, including nine with the Red Wings, the team
that made the Windsor native a third-round draft pick in 1983. He was an
All-Star in 1988 retired in 2002 with 3,300 penalty minutes.

Probert finished his Wings’ career with 114 goals, 259 points and 2,090
penalty minutes, which came out to be just shy of five-minutes in
penalties – or one fighting major – per game. He had well over 240 NHL fights, including such epics with players like
Troy Crowder, Marty McSorley, Craig Coxe and Craig Berube.

Probert is the third Red Wings’ alumnus to die in the last month. Former
coach Bobby Kromm died June 9 after a long battle with colon cancer,
and former defenseman Willie Huber died June 28 from an apparent heart
attack.

July 5, Columbus Dispatch: "He epitomized the NHL fighter," Shelley said. "He's what us other
guys wanted to be. He played the game like a man. I go back and watch some of those fights, and you just marvel at how
tough he was. Those fights between him and Tie Domi were extraordinary.
Getting punched in the face ... it was almost like he used it for
energy. It's like he gained momentum. And he was always smiling as he
went about it."...

The game was Jan. 10, 2002, Blue Jackets vs. Blackhawks in United
Center. Shelley and Probert fought at 2:11 of the first period, 8:18 of
the second and 11:34 of the third period. The Blue Jackets lost 2-1.
Veebs had the goal. Shelley called him "Mr. Probert" when he asked Probert to fight in
the first period.

"When I asked him to fight the first time, I heard the words come out
of my mouth, and I thought, 'Oh god, I'm done.' He said no problem. The
puck dropped and there we go."

July 5, NHL.com/Twitter:Tony Amonte told me that Probert was a guy that
was always on the move and never let life pass him by. Amonte said he
was devastated....Amonte played seven seasons in Chicago with
Probert. He was also on the Rangers when Probert had his memorable bout
with Tie Domi....Both Amonte and Eddie Olczyk said Probert was soft
spoken and easy going off the ice. Olczyk said he was "tough as nails"
on the ice....Amonte said he heard the news and his wife called
Probert's wife. She wasn't able to talk, but her mother talked to
Amonte's wife.

July 5, Denver Post: Condolences to his family. He was a true legend of the game, the best
fighter ever. Just texted with old friend Ian Laperriere and he said
Probert was the “scariest player he ever played against, for sure” and
he meant that as a sincere compliment.

I also just got off the phone with another legendary fighter, Stu
Grimson, and I had the displeasure of being the first to pass along the
news to him. He is shocked and saddened and said he needed time to
compose himself before commenting further.

TSN also posted a video of the press conference, and the Toronto Sun's Lance Hornby adds a fact that's worth repeating:

July 5, Toronto Sun: Probert, who was married with twin boys, still sits fifth in NHL
penalty minutes with 3,300. He retired in 2002 after 16 seasons, during
which he also had 384 points. He had cleaned up his life to a large
degree and had recently visisted Canadian troops in Afghanistan as part
of an NHL alumni tour.

July 5, Fox Sports Detroit:"He was obviously a power forward and was
probably one of the toughest players -- if not the toughest player -- in
his era, with a scoring touch," Wings vice president and general
manager Ken Holland said when reached by phone Monday evening. "He was a
unique player in his prime."

Update 8:22 PM: I'm going to step away from the blog a bit as death's a hard thing to stare at for a long period of time, but here's a bit more from Wendell Clark, per the Canadian Press:

July 5, Canadian Press: “He was always a competitor in that Detroit-Toronto rivalry in that old
Chuck Norris Division we played in,” said former NHL forward and tough
guy Wendel Clark.

...

“Off the ice, everything was a whole different story,” said Clark. “He
was one of the good guys and he'd do anything for anybody.”

...

“Bob was a guy that started as a strictly tough guy but made himself a
player,” said Clark. “He played more than just a tough guy role. He had
some goals and played a regular shift.”